Dawn M. Leland

Rehoboth - Dawn M. Leland, 56, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Norman J. Leland. The couple would have celebrated their twenty-first wedding anniversary on April 21. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of Beverly (Cameron) Grassey of Pawtucket and Donald Grassi of Pennsylvania. Dawn had resided in Pawtucket before moving to Rehoboth seventeen years ago. She was a teacher in the Fall River School system. You found the earth in the dead of winter And left with the first breath of spring Now In each passing season For as long as we are There you’ll be, In everything To sum up the entirety of a person's life in several lines feels like the task of a lifetime. Who she was in life is so much more than could ever be conveyed on paper. Everything she did she did with a deep rooted passion. If you knew her you knew the way it felt to be immersed in beauty and treasures. The way she gave life to every corner of a room and every place in her garden....